| Brill's Companion to Sophocles Contributor(s): Markantonatos, Andreas (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004184929 ISBN-13: 9789004184923 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $273.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - General - Drama | Ancient & Classical - History | Civilization |
| Dewey: 882.01 |
| LCCN: 2012021091 |
| Series: Brill's Companions to Classical Studies |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 6.41" W x 9.5" (2.86 lbs) 760 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Brill's Companion to Sophocles offers 32 specially commissioned essays from leading international scholars which give critical examinations of the progress and direction of numerous wide-ranging debates about various aspects of Sophoclean drama. Each chapter offers an authoritative and state-of-the-art survey of current thinking and research in a particular subject area, as well as covering a wide variety of thematic angles. Recent advances in scholarship have raised new questions about Sophocles and Greek tragedy, and have overturned some long-standing assumptions. Besides presenting a comprehensive and authoritative guide to understanding Sophocles, this companion provides scholars and students with compelling fresh perspectives upon a broad range of issues in the field of Sophoclean studies. |
